AVIATION-

Mubadala Capital’s energy subsidiary Acelen plans to invest USD 2.5 bn to produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation kerosene in Brazil’s north-eastern state of Bahia, according to a statement. Construction on the biorefinery will begin “as early as” January 2024, with an eye to start production in 2026. The biorefinery will have the capacity to produce 1 bn liters per year of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a low-emission diesel-like fuel made from vegetable oils and animal fat. Output will be slated for export due to considerable global demand for clean fuels.

DATA CENTERS-

Bahrain becomes first country in MENA region to implement a multi-cloud system in the public sector: Bahrain’s Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) launched a project to upgrade its private data center infrastructure, making Bahrain the first country in the region to adopt a hybrid cloud system in the public sector, Bahrain News Agency reports. The project will help improve efficiency and the government’s ability to host government systems and services, and will include the development of a disaster recovery data center for emergency response and a national backup system to ensure that the government’s data network operates smoothly. The iGA is collaborating with US-based cloud computing and virtualization technology company VMwareon the project.

TRANSPORT-

Abu Dhabi has opened a new bridge linking East and West Bani Yas, reducing the journey time between the two areas by around 73%, according to a statement from the emirate’s Municipalities and Transport department. The bridge accommodates some 1.4k vehicles per hour from Al Ain E22 road and around 1.1k vehicles per hour traveling from East or West Bani Yas.

ZONES-

SCZone inks agreement with ITDA on digitization:Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) has signed a protocol with the Internal Trade Development of Authority to improve the quality of its services through digitization, according to a statement. The protocol seeks to integrate the registry office with the central data network to enable it to carry out registration of commercial activities within the SCZone. The protocol also looks to promote projects and attract investments to the logistics sector, the statement said.

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